Christina's Slow Cooker Herbed Beef Stew (or Roast)

1 1/2 pounds cubed beef stew meat (or roast)
4 carrots, sliced
3 potatoes, cubed
2 onions, diced
1 tsp salt
1 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp pepper
1 C water, 2 cubes beef bouillon
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 garlic clove
1 bay leaf
1/2 tsp dried basil
1 tsp dried parsley
1 tsp dried marjoram

If making stew, toss meat with 1 cup flour. Otherwise, just put everything in the crock pot and mix well. Cover and cook 4-6 hours on high or 10-12 hours on low.

Christina's Overnight Sausage and Egg Breakfast Casserole

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6-8 slices bread
about 1/4 C softened butter (just for buttering the bread slices)
4 C grated cheese (Colby Jack, Pepper Jack, Cheddar or some combination)
12 oz pork sausage, browned and drained if necessary
1 4 oz or 7 oz can green chiles
6 eggs
2 C milk
1 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp paprika
1 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp dry mustard

Lightly butter one side of each slice of bread. Place bread butter side down in a 9×13 baking dish. I usually need 6 pieces of bread, plus 1 cut in half to finish up the bottom row. You just want the bottom of the pan covered with no big gaps.

Grate your cheese and sprinkle it evenly over the top of the bread.  Spread the browned sausage on top of that, and top with the green chiles.

In a medium sized mixing bowl whisk eggs. Add milk and then seasonings and whisk to combine well.  Slowly stir the egg mixture while you pour it evenly on top of the assembled casserole. You’ll want to keep stirring or else the spices will all gather in one spot and drop onto one single piece of casserole.

Cover well and place in the refridgerator overnight.

In the morning preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Pop the casserole in there and bake (uncovered) for 50-60 minutes. You’ll want the center to be set and the outside edges to be golden brown. It’s important to let it cool for at least 10 minutes before cutting into it or it will just fall apart.

Christina's No-Curry-Paste Curry

1 can coconut milk
1 TBSP red curry powder
1 tsp yellow curry powder
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp cumin
salt to taste
cayenne pepper to taste

Mix it all together and you have curry!